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ENERGY CONSUMPTION ON DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPORT

DER ENERGIEVERBRAUCH DER VERKEHRASTRAEGER

Energy consumption for rail transport represents at most half of that used on road transport. This is due to the low level of resistance of steel wheels running on rails compared to rubber wheels on a road surface. In air traffic energy consumption over a distance of 1500 km when working at full capacity is equal to the value of one private car. For short distance traffic petrol consumption for a private car is 10 times higher than that of public transport. Energy consumption for river transport is roughly equal to railways whereas on canals, for example in the transport of coal, it is four and a half times higher than for rail transport by electric traction.